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Project CARS (crowdsourcing) racing sim by Slightly Mad Studios (fully funded 3.75M)
- Thread starter markao
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It's something between "Brino" and "Bruno", hard to describe really. Definitely not "Burno".
It is easy for those who speak czech, but even here in Austria a lot of people have problems with it.
For a native English speaker like me it's hard to wrap my mind around pronouncing those 3 consonants in a row when we don't have any words with them in that order.
But yeah, I'll stick to brr-no for now.
lol.
That reminds me of when I went to Ireland and the guy from the trip company told me: "Mr. Martinis..." and I was like: wow, I don't like drinking that much!
Martinez, it's not that hard!
You'd wish!
My dutch last name got mexicanised.
It went from Heremans to Herrémanez.
I will see if I have some time tomorrow, but here is yesterdays lap from the replay cam.I've gotten my time down to a 1:36.031 EXACTLY the same time as Yoritomo but the game put me ahead on the leader board.
I have no idea how markao gets the car turned in so nicely, post a video with the throttle and break overlay so I can learn your secret ways.
It is not the 1.34.5, as I messed up braking (rear locking) for the chicane and went over the entrance sideways ended up straight somehow without losing time, but as I sad originally, two wheels on tarmac in the chicane so that lap does not count for me
Atom at Derby GP - 1.34.628
I've gotten my time down to a 1:36.031 EXACTLY the same time as Yoritomo but the game put me ahead on the leader board
I have no idea how markao gets the car turned in so nicely, post a video with the throttle and break overlay so I can learn your secret ways.
Alphabetical discrimination!!!
Getting the car to turn in better at high speed is really the key for a fast lap time.
If I have time tomorrow I might download the build and do a last place time for you.Where are the rest of the entries?? I don't like seeing my time being last
Brrrrnnrnnnrnrnr Brrrrøøno!
Lol, just teasing. I did my time with the previous build though, as much as I know, there are no physics or track changes for the Atom/Derby combo.
Other stuff I had to do went quicker as expected, so I had some time before football to capture a lap with telemetry on screen (1.34.7)
Ariel at Derby GP with telemetry on
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Big Takeover
Member
I can't come remotely close to being able to work the gearbox like you can. Downshifts especially. You don't always, but when you do, are you clutching with pedal or a button? I've just been using auto-clutch which looks to be a mistake.
When all goes as planned, I use the clutch (pedal/automatic clutch NO in settings) on up-shifts and blip the throttle on down-shifts. However when I mess things up or get stressed, I often, not deliberate, only lift on downshift and do not use the clutch anymore, no idea why
You could get away with flat shifting on most cars for up shifts (and be few tenths quicker) and no blipping (or clutch) on downshifts, up to point the car does not get to unstable while slowing down, for hotlapping (I prefer stable and therefore blip throttle). But during longer races you would damage your engine/car way to much, so I more or less always stick to it (clutch/lift/blip) even during qualifying/hotlapping, unless we are driving modern F1 like cars My final entry, perfect lap would be 2/3 tenths quicker, but it is so easy to just miss one apex and loose two tenths on this track in each sector, so I'm pretty happy with my current best.
Ariel Atom at Derby GP - 1.34,267
Big Takeover
Member
When all goes as planned, I use the clutch (pedal/automatic clutch NO in settings) on up-shifts and blip the throttle on down-shifts. However when I mess things up or get stressed, I often, not deliberate, only lift on downshift and do not use the clutch anymore, no idea why
My final entry, perfect lap would be 2/3 tenths quicker, but it is so easy to just miss one apex and loose two tenths on this track in each sector, so I'm pretty happy with my current best.
Ariel Atom at Derby GP - 1.34,267
Great answer. The flat upshifts are understandably quick, but those downshifts are so, so smooth. Your 5-->1 downshift for the hairpin is impossible using auto-clutch. The rears start locking by 3rd gear
That's some terrific driving on your part.
I'm going to look into what kind of options are out there for button clutching. I'll try out some clutchless hotlaps too.
Great answer. The flat up-shifts are understandably quick, but those downshifts are so, so smooth. Your 5-->1 downshift for the hairpin is impossible using auto-clutch. The rears start locking by 3rd gear
That's some terrific driving on your part.
I'm going to look into what kind of options are out there for button clutching. I'll try out some clutch-less hotlaps too.
I would not go trough the trouble of mapping a button if you don't have a clutch, except maybe for race start purpose.
- Just start with lifting on up-shifts (if you ever get a clutch, you just press is somewhere in the middle of it
), in most if not all currently available sims, you will not damage your engine that way, which might happen with flat up-shifting. - And try to find a rhythm on the down-shifts/blipping throttle, that fits the car/speed/tires you are driving. On a high downforce modern F1 car at high-speed you can probably get away with quick down-shifts, without locking(from 6th to 3rd) . On a old Formula car with older tires, less downforce (road cars) you will have to be more patient and find out with what you can get away with (for me mostly done on sound, engine/tire squeal).
You will find out it will come second nature rather quickly if you stick to it for some time.
I have not seen anything to suggest that tomorrows build (content wise) will not be the same for all members. How it exactly will be after tomorrows build, no clue.
[edit]Content wise things did change, as the to point to point roads are not included for Jr's, sorry for the mis information
No and nothing new mentioned since original post.
Big Takeover
Member
Great tips, thx.
I don't think so, it's probably when SMS seal the investor deal(which apparently might not be a game publisher according to one of Andy's posts) so I'm guessing they won't be able to provide an exact time since that stuff is apparently under NDA, but I'm guessing it's going to be within a few weeks maybe.
Anyway, the latest build is up for all members, but I think Juniors don't have acces to the country road tracks and eventually there will be a car or cars that won't be available for juniors during the development. Other than that, everything will remain the same; you'll get your builds like before.
Also, you should read the A.J.'s Thread about physics. If I understood correctly, AJ, whoever he is, is working on a completely(?) revised, another type of physics engine for player controlled cars and the AI would use the physics we're currently driving, just "fixed"?
EDIT: The TweakIt Tool for lighting and other stuff is for full members+ and now available.
Can you please point me to the topic where he said that? Thanks
EDIT: Build 189 is up /Junior+/
Can you please point me to the topic where he said that? Thanks
LinkyAndy Garton said:
And before WMD launched Ian told us that he private investors lined up, so I'm guessing that's one of the possibilities.
Brno's nice, though I prefer it as a motorcycle track.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Porsche Motorsport Online?
http://automaniax.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jADyUpQ2V6w&feature=player_embedded
Metalmurphy
Member
Is that being developed by Slightly Mad Studios?
Cause that was the pCARS HUD and menu. No doubt about it.
Cause that was the pCARS HUD and menu. No doubt about it.
Yeah that's why I'm trully puzzled by the whole thing. If you watch the fanatec video you can clearly see the logo and the screenshot of that new Porsche game on the panel between the two TVs...but, like you said, it's clearly pCars bein played...
One wild theory that I came up with while talking about the whole situation with my friend today is that maybe Porsche is the new partner that SMS has been hinting about in the last couple of weeks? Porsche would pay SMS to license the technology/engine to create their own F2P promotional game and SMS would use that money to get the rest of the founding on pCARS.
Metalmurphy
Member
I just hope I'm not helping in funding a new secret side project we know nothing about.
Big Takeover
Member
It could be like the M3 Challenge stand-alone game Blimey! (Ian Bell) did for BMW.
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m3coupe/2007/experience/game/content.html
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m3coupe/2007/experience/game/content.html
Oh! Interesting. Never knew it was a Blimey game. Another recent example of that is the Ferrari Test Drive game that is coming out in a couple of months. Technically it's developped by another studio but they are using the engine and the assets from SMS.
That website if real, is not registered to Slightly Mad, at least not upfront.
Also not enough difference, but the buttons seem to be embossed whereas pCars are flat. Also the gears "R" seems like a different font, and the gear light is different in size in relation to the gear number.
edit: Didn't read Wax's post too well
Big Takeover
Member
The website seems to possibly be registered to a German marketing company, so all's safe there
I have little doubt it will be some sort of subset of pCARS. The likeness is obvious. Hopefully it doesn't mean that pCARS won't actually be getting Porsches now. That they'll be reserved for this F2P thing. It may not really matter much though. I think it was stupid-easy to slip the BMW content into RACE '07.
That's a good move by SMS, if that's how it's really playing out.
I have little doubt it will be some sort of subset of pCARS. The likeness is obvious. Hopefully it doesn't mean that pCARS won't actually be getting Porsches now. That they'll be reserved for this F2P thing. It may not really matter much though. I think it was stupid-easy to slip the BMW content into RACE '07.
That's a good move by SMS, if that's how it's really playing out.
Called it.
Edit: Well, sort of. I think I was just a little more skeptical than everyone else this early on in the game.
Disappointed at the rate pCARS is progressing?
I thought Test Drive Ferrari has been cancelled (at least from SMS)?
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #3 - Ariel Atom Mugen @ Derby GT (Build 184)
1. markao - 1:34.267 (video)
2. SmiggyRT - 1:35.754
3. Yoritomo + Salacious Crumb - 1:36.031
BigTakeover - 1:36.399
Speech - 1:36.498
Dilly - 1:36.567
Polyphony - 1:36.632
fresquito - 1:39.133
Well done again, markao! The number of entries tells you how hard that goddamn car was to drive. Since you got your pick last week I'll go ahead and pick something I think will be easier this week!
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #4 - Formula A @ California Raceway (Build 189)
A very high speed track with a car that's not hard to drive. The Monza challenge was very popular, and I hope this will be a similar case of easy to do, hard to master!
Previous weeks:
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #1 - Asano x4 @ Florence GP (Build 174)
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #2 - Leonus F68 Cromwell V8 @ Milan Historic (Monza) (Build 179)
1. markao - 1:34.267 (video)
2. SmiggyRT - 1:35.754
3. Yoritomo + Salacious Crumb - 1:36.031
BigTakeover - 1:36.399
Speech - 1:36.498
Dilly - 1:36.567
Polyphony - 1:36.632
fresquito - 1:39.133
Well done again, markao! The number of entries tells you how hard that goddamn car was to drive. Since you got your pick last week I'll go ahead and pick something I think will be easier this week!
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #4 - Formula A @ California Raceway (Build 189)
A very high speed track with a car that's not hard to drive. The Monza challenge was very popular, and I hope this will be a similar case of easy to do, hard to master!
Previous weeks:
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #1 - Asano x4 @ Florence GP (Build 174)
NeoGAF pCARS Time Trial Challenge - Week #2 - Leonus F68 Cromwell V8 @ Milan Historic (Monza) (Build 179)
No. It was shelved in 2008 as SMS went to make Shift but has been revived. SMS are still developers. Releases in May. I'm looking forward to it for all those 70s/80s F1 cars.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Drive:_Ferrari_Legends
It looks good. I was watching a French video preview and the narrator was getting very vitriolic towards Shift and kept saying how TD:F is nothing like it, so that's a plus.